| Less than 3% of sexually active Catholic women use church approved methods as their primary form of family planning. |
| To ensure reproductive health care remains accessible for Wisconsin patients. |
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|  | Collaborative Practice Agreements |
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| Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPA) refer to the practice where prescribers (generally physicians) authorize pharmacists to engage in specified activities including adjusting and/or initiating drug therapy.
In the context of EC, pharmacists operating under supportive CPAs can enhance access to a very beneficial and time-sensitive drug therapy.
Wisconsin statute (Wis.Stat.Sec.448.03) and regulation (Med 17.06) currently allows pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception (EC) directly to patients through collaborative agreements with physicians.
In addition to the statutory and regulatory authority granted, in 2000, the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board (MEB) confirmed that the statute authorizes the delegation of medical services by physicians to pharmacists under their direction and supervision.
Currently, nine other states allow pharmacists to dispense EC without a prescription under certain conditions.
Traditional CPAs generally include:
1. One or more pharmacists agrees to work with one or more prescribers under a written and signed agreement to perform certain patient care functions under specified conditions.
2. Possession on the part of pharmacists of the knowledge, skills and ability to perform authorized functions.
3. Authority to document activities in a medical record.
4. Accountability for the same quality measures for all health professionals involved in the CPA.
5. Provisions to allow compensation for drug therapy management activities. |
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